Form 8.3 STHREE PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full Name of discloser:

Barclays .

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SThree PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

03 Nov 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

3,713,399

3.06%

476,999

0.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

456,681

0.38%

3,708,938

3.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Total Fina Elf :

4,170,080

3.43%

4,185,937

3.45%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,281

2.9720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,347

2.9512  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,194

2.9781  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,050

2.9623  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,072

2.9594  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,996

2.9503  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,650

2.9553  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,337

2.9782  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

2.9511  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

453

2.9683  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

421

2.9710  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

402

2.9700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

379

2.9850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

194

2.9543  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

3.0299  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,903

2.9714  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,649

2.9842  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,975

2.9717  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,043

2.9449  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,500

2.9992  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,963

2.9515  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,177

2.9504  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

2.9451  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

723

2.9620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

579

2.9600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

473

2.9411  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

324

2.9650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

258

2.9669  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

150

2.9566  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20

3.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19

3.0050  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,903

2.9714  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

3.0300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

456

2.9451  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,202

2.9484  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,696

3.0752  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,658

2.9578  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

666

3.0137  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

4,500

2.9950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,194

2.9781  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,043

2.9449  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,692

2.9450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,764

2.9486  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,191

2.9450  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

831

3.0497  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,649

2.9842  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,337

2.9782  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

798

2.9526  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

453

2.9683  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

831

3.0497  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,050

2.9623  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

402

2.9700  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,696

3.0752  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,996

2.9503  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

797

2.9505  GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

Option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or Option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any Option ; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

04 Nov 2026

Contact Name :

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213